The Assam government is awaiting expert opinion on feasibility of trimming rhino horns to protect the pachyderms from poachers, Environment and Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain informed the Assembl

The White House announced a new ban on sales of elephant ivory within the United States on Tuesday, part of a plan aimed at cracking down on trafficking of wildlife that is threatening some species

Hyena, a protected wildlife, is at the risk of extinction of late, according to a study. Unchecked poaching of hyena and smuggling of its organs has posed a threat.

A new mystery has come to light that Nepali territory has been used as a transit point for illegal trade of wildlife besides drugs and fake currency.

Barely a week after poachers killed an adult female rhino at Kaziranga National Park, another rhino was killed by poachers in the park's Agoratoli forest range on Saturday.

UJUNG KULON: On a leaf-covered dirt path overlooking lush paddy fields in western Indonesia, the world's rarest rhino had left a trail of hoofprints in the soft mud and bite marks on foliage.

For people seeking a glimpse of the Javan rhino — revered in local folklore as Abah Gede, or the Great Father — such small signs are likely to be the closest they get.

With the rhino population sharply increasing in Kaziranga, authorities in Assam are having a tough time keeping them confined to the national park and other sanctuaries in the state.

Altogether 156 rhinos were killed, including 40 during the current year alone, by poachers in Assam, a senior minister said.

The population of major animal species like lions, tigers, elephant and rhinos has increased in the country, the Rajya Sabha was told on Thursday.

"The estimated population of lions has increased from 359 in 2005 to 411 in 2010. The population of tiger has increased from 1411 in 2006 to 1706 in 2010," environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan told the Rajya Sabha today.